So with all the next gen consoles out in the open

[Docpepper]

How long do you think it will be before they stop production of the Xbox , gamcube , ps2 and the games ?

[tristy]

How long do you think it will be before they stop production  of the  Xbox , gamcube , ps2 and the games ?

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[Docpepper]

that's what I'm thinking but how in the hell would you be able to play a ps3 game in a ps2 ?

[apsham]

Why's that relavent? You can play PS2 in PS3, so it's not like they'll stop all production on PS2 to focus on all PS3 games.

[paidelr]

Didn't Sony learn the lesson when it was proven that putting the console on it's side causes the discs to get scratched because it doesn't hold them in place or some shit?

I won't be putting the PS3 on it's side, even if they do mention about correcting it. :\

Oh, and I only care about the PS3 because XBox is Bill Gates and we all know about Windows and Revolution is Nintendo and while I don't have a problem with them, I haven't been pro-Ninentendo since the SNES.

[Docpepper]

well ps1 games can be played in the ps2 but I haven't seen any ps1 games released lately

[tristy]

Hahah yeah let's dismiss the Xbox because it's Bill Gates baby, next to Windows.

What the fuck.

[apsham]

well ps1 games can be played in the ps2 but I haven't seen any ps1 games released lately

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.....it's been....years since the PS2 came out.

[Docpepper]

yeah and the ps3 isn't coming out until next year right ? , I've heard several dates but not sure which one is the release date

[apsham]

Well, it'll be about a year or a little less, they'll still be coming out up to launch me thinks. They still do make PS1 titles anyways, albeit shitty Bey-blade games... but I remember them having sale charts in the most recent PSM magazines I have.

[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

The only reason they'll release PS3 titles for the PS2 (in a lower form obviously) is so that people don't make out that they've been forced to upgrade, eventually (after about 6-12 months) thats stops, as you'd expect.

They don't make PS1 games anymore because no-one would actually buy them.

[Docpepper]

cool I thought they stopped production of of ps1 games thats why I was asking

[Miami Vice]

This Gen games won't stop being released until 2007 or 2008 I would venture to suggest.

[FunkAsPuck]

Didn't Sony learn the lesson when it was proven that putting the console on it's side causes the discs to get scratched because it doesn't hold them in place or some shit?

I won't be putting the PS3 on it's side, even if they do mention about correcting it.

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[Dan]

I've had mine since 2001, it's even been chipped. And I've had no problems whatsoever.

[Guest Pirate Chasin' Booty]

Same with me, I bought mine a few months after release, its still working, I even use the ever so harsh 'fliptop' which isn't exactly caring to the hardware aswell.

[Cactus Drags]

Anyway, im one of those people who thinks that the PS2 sold so well because the console itself is so poorly made that you have to buy a new one every few years because they fuck up so often. Disc Read Errors are a very common problem (Which Sony now charge $75 to correct, those lovely people) and your PS2 will eventually get them regardless of how well you treated it.

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[K]

Had a PS2 since very very near release, and mine works fine. Always has.

[Kaney]

I only had to replace my PS2 once, and thats because of my pwn damn fault. I tripped over one of the wires, and pulled the entire setup (PS2, TV and CD Player) off the table.

[zero]

Disc Read Errors are a very common problem (Which Sony now charge $75 to correct, those lovely people) and your PS2 will eventually get them regardless of how well you treated it.

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Wrong. Sony realized there was a problem with the disc read errors, and fix your system free of charge as long as you haven't done anything that would nullify a warranty. And they do it for free even if your 90 warranty has expired. Furthermore, as dragon mentioned, you only have to pay shipping, but Sony ships you an entirely refurbished system with a brand new Dual Shock 2 which covers the cost of shipping and handling.

cool I thought they stopped production of of ps1 games thats why I was asking

Production never really gets stopped on any system. In fact, there are people out there still making new games for the SNES, NES, and even Atari 2600. Of course, they're limited runs and rarely released commercially, but it's still being done by many independent developers. And as for the PS1, Sony was incredibly kind to that system for many years after the PS2's release, they churned out tons of games for the console. The last game reviewed on psx.ign.com was Final Fantasy Origins, which was released in April of 2003, three years after the launch of the PS2 in Japan. I think three extra years after a new console is released is pretty fucking impressive.